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FCL Validation Service

Working with schools to test new ideas, products and services targeting the education market can be a rewarding experience for all involved. One of the key challenges, however, is often how to find and motivate schools to participate in school pilots and to work with them in a way that fits with the day to day pressures faced by busy teachers.

To support ICT companies, start-ups, and research projects interested in carrying out school pilots, European Schoolnet has developed a Future Classroom Validation Service. It is based on European Schoolnet's extensive experience in running small and large-scale school pilots, and on research carried out in the Living Schools Lab project.

Validation Manual: Appendices

The following templates and forms are used within the Future Classroom Lab validation service. They are provided under a Creative Commons license and can be freely reused or adapted by any organisation wishing to design and run its own school validation pilot. All the files are provided in .DOCX format. Download all the files here (.ZIP)

1. Model Contract for National Coordinators - Detailed description of the role and responsibilities of National Coordinators that are appointed in each country to provide training and support to teachers in larger validation pilots.

2. Evaluation Terms of Reference - Checklists to help you gather the information about what will be evaluated and to defi ne the purpose of the evaluation and the expected outputs.

7. School Pilot Model Contract - A more formal and detailed contract outlining what teachers/schools are expected to do in larger validation pilots involving the payment of an honorarium or fi nancial reward.

9. Photo and Video Permission Form - A form to be used when permission is necessary from participants for the use of photos and/or video, related to data privacy. Particularly important when recording classroom observations or interviews with teachers and where this material may be used for dissemination purposes).

10. Lesson Observation Record - A template that can be used by an evaluation expert to record information when carrying out a classroom observation.

Rethinking teaching and learning

The Future Classroom Lab is created by European Schoolnet, its supporting 30 ministries and industry partners to help visualise how conventional classrooms and other learning spaces can be easily reorganised to support changing styles of teaching and learning.